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Phenotypic and genotypic homogeneity of the strains of Rickettsia japonica isolated from patients with Oriental spotted fever.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 1999
Uchiyama T
Abstract excerpt
Nine pathogenic strains of Rickettsia japonica isolated from patients with Oriental spotted fever were compared phenotypically and genotypically. Constitution and antigenicity of the proteins demonstrated to be the same among strains. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the two major outer membrane protein genes (ompA and ompB) and an intracellular spotted fever group-common antigen protein gene...
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